Second edition
BIBLIOPRIDE 2013
BIBLIOPRIDE 2013ITALIAN NATIONAL LIBRARY DAYSecond edition The second edition of the BIBLIOPRIDE – Italian National Library Day, will be held all over Italy between September 28th and October 6th and will see its highlight on October 5th, when a large street party will take place in Florence, the city symbol of Italian culture, where important historical libraries, precious archives and and outstanding, magnificent museums have their home. The 2013 edition of the BIBLIOPRIDE sees the partecipation of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with its net of libraries in the Italian Cultural Institutes around the Word. Ambassador Andrea Meloni, General Director for the "Sistema Paese" Promotion, wrote: "The Italian Cultural Institutes own prestigious book colections, often enriched by peculiar and rare titles (first editions, signed copies, Italian authors translated into foreign languages), which play a key role in the promotional cultural activity of the Institutes". The Italian Cultural Institute in Haifa contributes to the event with an open doors day, during which the library will provide information on its collections and loan procedures. At the same time, the IIC Haifa organizes a creative reading seminar intended for Italian speaking children of all ages and their familes (see below: "Reading entertainment and creativity", on October 17th). All paricipants in the open day of the IIC Haifa library will receive a gift book. Friday, October 4th, 2013, at 10:00Italian Cultural Institute12 Meir Rutberg Street, Haifa